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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

13,036 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor under a yellow parasol in falling snow beside a snow-covered tree, in green kimono.

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Kiyotaki in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the El…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1784

Japanese print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono beneath a willow and hanging lantern, with a second figure at upper left.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Ochiyo's spirit in the play "Higashiyama Gojitsu…

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one with a folding fan and one carrying a box on a pole.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Male Fox Disguised as the Sake Seller Iseya (left) and Nakamura Tomijuro I as a F…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Japanese triptych print of elegant women in kimono on a peacock-shaped boat over stylized waves, with a parasol and musical i

The Peacock Boat

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword under drooping willow branches, wearing a patterned kimono and striped robe.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakam…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in green kimono and white hakama, holding a sword beneath a pine branch.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Shinoda Jirodayu in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake, Performed at the Morita Theat…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black floral kimono holding a sword, against a pale reed-grass background.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Tonase (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (?), Performed at the Kiri Theater (?) in…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1787

Woodblock print of a courtesan washing her hands at a basin beside bamboo, with another woman on a veranda above.

Courtesan Washing her Hands

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young man in a kimono holding a hawk, with a mountain above.

Young Man with Symbols of the First Dream of the New Year

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a parasol, with Mount Fuji and a pagoda in the distance.

Finely-Dressed Woman Crossing Nihonbashi Bridge

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono watching two kneeling attendants playing cat's cradle.

The Courtesan Segawa of Matsubaya Watching Her Attendants Play Cat's Cradle

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773/75

Woodblock print of Shoki the demon queller holding a sword and subduing a red demon at his feet.

Shoki the Demon Queller

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a carp rising through swirling blue water with green aquatic plants and detailed scales.

Carp

Katsushika Taito II, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of two standing figures in green patterned kimono, one holding a straw basket hat, c. 1749.

The Actors Onoe Kikugoro I and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I dressed as mendicant monks (komuso)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1749

Woodblock print of women in a room opening shoji screens onto a garden with a stone lantern and pine tree.

Parody of a scene from "The Pillow Book"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793/97

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one in a dragon-patterned kimono, with calligraphy at up

The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Ukiyo-e print of a woman with ornate hairpins in a pink kimono beside a man in a gray patterned robe.

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman in a sedge hat and a child walking by a river with plovers flying overhead.

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Ink sketch of a temple on a rocky cliff above a lake, with a crescent moon, flying geese and calligraphy.

Sketch for Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views in Omi Province (Omi h…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1859

Ink sketch of women in a boat among reeds and trees, with another boat and a wading figure on distant water.

Gathering Seaweed at Omori

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, n.d.

Head of a Macedonian Soldier

Atelier Assistant of Charles Le Brun, c. 1668

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono beside a pine branch, with a lattice screen behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Tsunewaka-maru in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a vase with a flowering branch, in soft colors.

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke I in a Female Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of two Japanese women in patterned kimono, one tall with fish-patterned sleeve, one younger beside her, with

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769/70

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a yellow paper umbrella in the rain, with bamboo beside her

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Nijo no Kisaki (?) in the Play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (?), Performed at the Mo…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono reading a letter beside a lantern at night, with wooden barrels at left.

The Courtesan Chibune of the Ebiya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on stepping stones beside a red fence with a flowering vine.

Meeting her Lover (parody of the Yugao chapter of "Tale of Genji")

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of two figures in kimono picking persimmons from a branch over a red bamboo fence.

Picking Persimmons

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of two women at night, one holding a paper lantern and one crouching beside a flowering shrub and cage.

Searching for Fireflies

Suzuki Harunobu, 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a hooded man with a sword, a woman in a patterned kimono, and two children near a building.

Lovers Parting in the Morning

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765/70

Woodblock print of two women and a child on a veranda gazing at a full moon beside bamboo.

Two Women and a Child Viewing the Full Moon

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with a man reaching toward her, bamboo and tiled roof behind.

Man Pulling at a Woman's Kimono

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69